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Forest School at College
Some of our childcare and health and social care students took part in Forest School in the college grounds this week. They were lead by two Forest School teachers from The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Forest School is increasingly being used early years settings and some health and social care environments. There…
Donations for Ukraine Refugees
Donations are now closed! Thank you so much to everyone who donated! We are so grateful for the overwhelming support we have had from both students and staff for the Ukraine Refugees; from donations, to helping sort boxes…. it’s so appreciated! Let us now take the love we have shown for those in need and…
New Mural going up in the Spectrum
This design was created by L3 Art student Jessica Jesudian. This artwork will be painted as a mural in the Spectrum, within the Foundation Learning Corridor. The painting is starting this week which is very exciting! The other runners up will be printed and displayed around the College. It was a very close vote, so…
Spanish Trip to London Theatre
Our students are enjoying more opportunities outside the classroom with the return of several trips! This week A Level Spanish students took a trip to the theatre in London to see the play ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ by Federico García Lorca. It is part of the syllabus, and it helped the students to better…
QMC Careers Fair
Queen Mary’s College students explored a fantastic range of potential careers, at the recent careers fair that took place on campus. The event saw a diverse set of companies in attendance who were keen to recruit apprentices and showcase the roles and opportunities they offer. For the students, hearing first-hand information about what employers are…
Brit Challenge
DONATE The Brit Challenge 2022 Queen Mary’s College take on 2,022 miles for Mental Health Awareness Queen Mary’s College set its sites on an ambitious target to raise awareness of mental health in young adults and students. They took part in the national BRIT Challenge which sees colleges and universities come together to individually try…
QMC Conference 2022
What is the role of risk in progress and excellence? This was the theme of the QMC Conference last week. The hugely popular annual conference – now in its third year – encourages students out of their comfort zones to take on really big interdisciplinary questions. Guest speaker Aisha Washington (Interim CEO of @get_further) made a…
Kangaroo Maths Challenge 2021
When our students sit the UK Senior Mathematical Challenge in November, the top 20% get either a silver or a gold certificate. Two-thirds get a silver; one-third (i.e. the top 7% of candidates who sat the paper) get a gold certificate. Those who get a gold are automatically entered for the follow-on Senior Kangaroo Challenge,…
LGBT Month!
Today marks the beginning of LGBT history month. Every month is LGBT history month! But QMC takes great pride in using February to celebrate and focus in on the LGBT community. Over the course of the month, QMC will be celebrating this important event with beautiful displays and our social media pages will acknowledge figures,…
Rugby Winners!
Director of Learning for Sport and Health and Social Care, Andrew Fields, coached QMC Men’s Rugby Team to victory in the 2022 Hampshire Bowl Final! The team enjoyed a close fought match against Barton Peverill College and triumphed thanks to a last minute try by Tom.
